--- description: Find out why Dots is one of the best inventions of 2021 title: Dots: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt019a4ca16c5169dd/698a1ea1096a9437006abd8f/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-Dots-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2021 # Opening Up VR Dots by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  宫伟伦 _SPECIAL MENTION:_ Many virtual and mixed reality technologies are controlled via hand gestures, which not all bodies can do. Enter [Dots](https://www.weilungong.com/dots "undefined"): a customizable interface still in the concept stage that’s designed to allow people with disabilities to freely interact with systems like Microsoft’s HoloLens. The user affixes two “dots”, or sensors, to any parts of the body they feel comfortable moving around. The relative motion between those points is captured and calculated via Bluetooth sensor, allowing the person to control the software. _—Jesse Will_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115251/dots/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115251/dots/"},"headline":"Opening Up VR","datePublished":"2021-11-10T11:13:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:56:12.541Z","description":"Find out why Dots received a special mention on TIME's 2021 Best Inventions list.","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115251/dots/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2021"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt019a4ca16c5169dd/698a1ea1096a9437006abd8f/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-Dots-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt019a4ca16c5169dd/698a1ea1096a9437006abd8f/best-inventions-2021-Special-Mentions-Dots-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6115251/dots/","name":"Opening Up VR"}}]}] ```